Consulting Engineers of Alberta

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Presentations from the CEA 2010 Annual General Meeting
Mr. Brent Collingwood - click here
Dr. Mike Percy - click here
Mr. Ron Gilbertson - coming soon

Presentation from March 10th by Pete Steblin

Presentation from March 4th by Marlin Schmidt

Economic and Financial Outlook 2009
By Stephane Marion, Chief Financial Economist, National Bank Financial

Curious where the economy is today and where it’s heading in 2010? Check out the NFB Strategic Update September 2009.
Strategic Update September 2009

CANADA'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN

Presentations from the May 7th & May 8th sessions:

Public Works and Government Services Canada (pdf available here)
Western Economic Diversification (pdf available here)
Alberta Infrastructure (pdf available here)
Alberta Transportation (In place of the presentation, the following information is available):
Three-Year Construction Program: http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/614.htm
Capital plan: http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/527.htm
Business Plan 2009-2012: pdf available here

PWGSC Joint Workshop - Selling to Government + Security

At a recent CEA Breakfast Information Session, the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) provided information on the federal government procurement process and the required security clearance process.
PWGSC is the federal government’s main buyer of goods, services, and construction and its Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) was established to make it easier for businesses to sell to the Government of Canada.
OSME shows suppliers how to navigate the government purchasing system, gain access to key government contacts, and learn more about the bidding process. The Industrial Security Directorate of PWGSC pre-clears firms for federal work, and will provide information on the security clearance process.

The following Presentations were made at the workshop (Click on the title to access the pdf):

Canada’s Economic Action Plan by Jerry Haley

Doing Business with Government of Canada by Jerry Haley

Canadian Industrial Security Directorate by Arlene Benson

Annex 1-A: CCSO/CSO Security Appointment and Acknowledgement and Undertaking Form

Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) Designated Organization Screening (DOS) Request for Registration [doc]

What does BIM mean for civil engineers?
Road and highway projects can benefit from design using building information modeling. By Adam Strafaci

"A few weeks ago, I was on the phone with a civil engineer who needed help with a question he was asked by an architecture firm: “Are you BIM ready?” The civil engineer had a good understanding of the benefits of building information modeling (BIM) for building design, and had ideas about how those benefits might extend to civil engineers. But he wasn’t sure how to answer the question. Did BIM even apply to civil engineers? And if it did, would he have to use new software to be “BIM ready?” What if he wasn’t working on projects that involved buildings? Could he still do BIM?" Read rest of the article - click here.

TILMA agreement (pdf)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TILMA FOR CONSULTANTS

The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Alberta Ministry of Transportation held two seminars (in Calgary on March 3rd and in Edmonton on March 5th) for consultants working on provincial highway projects. The topic of the seminars contained the changes to the consultant selection process in both provinces due to the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) signed between Alberta and British Columbia. A selection process that is TILMA compliant must be operational in both provinces by April 1st, 2009.

The PowerPoint that was presented at the seminars is now available in a PDF: Click Here

For more information regarding the ALBERTA presentation please note the following contacts and online addresses:

Doing Business with Alberta Transportation: www.transportation.alberta.ca/704.htm
Information on Open Call: www.purchasingconnection.ca

Mr. Ranjit Tharmalingham, Director of Professional Services Section
Ph: 780.422.7672, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mr. Allan Donovan, Manager of Consultant performance and Compliance
Ph. 780.422-4202, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mr. Clarence Wong, Tendering and Specifications Engineer
Ph. 780.415.1029, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information regarding the BRITISH COLUMBIA presentation please note the following contacts and online addresses:
RISP information: www.th.gov.bc.ca/eRISP/home.htm

Mr. Richard Voyer, Senior Geomatics Standards Engineer, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Ph. 250.387.7761, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ms. Bev Propp, RISP Administrator, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Ph. 250.387.5655, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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